20Commercial Property Accountant
Interview Questions

1. How do you deal with challenenges and new processes

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   • "I will go through the process and will keep a well known to the process which am going to do."
   • "Eager to learn new processes and to give your best effort with new work challenenges."
   • "I first do my research and find out if this situation has happened before. I will learn what I can and what I can't, I will ask for guidance."

2. What are your greatest weaknesses?

3. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

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   • "I am growing in and want to study more about experience and still going on."
   • "I would say I am still working here and learning more challenging skills and improve my skills."
   • "I see myself at a management or senior level."

4. How many properties can you effectively manage at the same time?

5. Why do you want to continue working as an accountant in commercial property?

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   • "Because like to do and want to work in different ways of accounting."
   • "To learn more skills in commercial property. I need to improve more about my skills."
   • "Because of its diversity and unique traits."
   • "I believe I still have a lot more to learn and become proficeint at. I love beging challenged everyday and I feel rewarded if I had a difficult task to solve. I have been an accountant for only a little over a year druing which I was out on maternity leave so I would like to gain more knowledge and experince so I can feel confident in my abilitites and be able to work 100% independent."

6. How frequently do you review property tax laws?

7. What are your career goals as a Commercial Property Accountant?

8. What publications do you read to stay current on real estate tax laws?

9. Why should we hire you?

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   • "Because I think I can do all aspects and adore the jobs assigned to me in here."
   • "I am a fast learner, as you can see on my resume, I have a lot of expereince."
   • "Because I work with previous experience with similar job and quick learner and no issues to adapting to new technology."
   • "I have the experience, skills and knowledge that you are looking for."
   • "I have all the skills and experience that you are looking for and confident that I can do this job. I am passion about this industry. I am eager to delivery quality work."

10. Do you manage your time well?

11. Have you had any clients who were disappointed with your services?

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    • "I have had clients who were disappointed, yes."

12. Are you efficient with your time?

13. What experience do you have with accounting software?

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    • "I have a lot of experience with different accounting softwares."

14. What are your greatest strengths?

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    • "Adaptability, attention to detail, time management."

15. What types of accounting software do you currently use?

16. Tell me about your experiences in commercial property.

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    • "I learned a lot in commercial property. Reconciling credit cards, journal entries."
    • "My experience has been informative, challenging and very rewarding."
    • "I am currently working on 11 commercial properties- small shopping ceterts and mixed used centers. I deal with tenants and qeustions regarding their monthly charges. I am in constant contact with the property managers for the properties I work on. I am responsible for approving the invoices on these properties, approving the checkruns and coordinate money transfers if needed to fund a particular account to cut checks. I am also responsilbe for formlating budgets for my properties. I am in touch with our collection team located offsite in our of the malls we manage."

17. Why did you leave your last job?

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    • "Want to work in different atmosphere and want to know more about accounts."
    • "Still working as part time axys administrator."
    • "The commuted home to work."

18. Tell me about your experience as a Commercial Property Accountant.

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    • "I am working in for 3 years and I have well known experience in property biased system and software."
    • "I learned a lot of skills in commercial property accountant, I do bank reconcialition, audit income register, do journal entries."
    • "Dealing with different clients for different properties. Preparing budgets for the property's, working with their leasing amendments."
    • "The experience I had as an commercial Property Accountant such as accounting payable, account receivable, bank reconciliation, and financial statement preparation."
    • "I have had an enjoyable experience, what I like most about it is that because you are handling different portfolios, the work is never the same."

19. How are your communication skills?

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    • "I can communication well with everybody."
    • "I have excellent written, oral and presentation skills."

20. Why did you choose to pursue a career as a Commercial Property Accountant?

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    • "Because my background suits me fr the last few years ."